Courtney CaniaNPR Digital Services RSS Generator 0.94A co-production of New Hampshire Public Radio and The Music Hall in Portsmouth. To view the schedule and purchase tickets, click here or call the box office at (603) 436-2400 Note: Some events require the purchase of a book voucher and are not available online; call or visit the Music Hall box office to purchase tickets to these shows. Half lecture, half intimate conversation, Writers on a New England Stage brings world-class authors to New Hampshire to read from their latest works and talk to us about themselves, their process, and their stories. The series is hosted by Word of Mouth's Virginia Prescott. NPR Digital Services RSS Generator 0.94Writers on a New England StageThu, 08 Dec 2016 15:27:55 +0000Writers on a New England Stagehttp://nhpr.org
Word of MouthNHPR and The Music Hall present Writers on a New England Stage with Jodi Picoult recorded live at The Music Hall in Portsmouth. Picoult is a phenomenally successful novelist, with more than 14 million books in print worldwide. Small Great Things is her most recent. Like previous books, it debuted at number one on best-sellers lists. Picoult devotees will recognize the relatable, everyday characters thrashing through controversial ethical issues seemingly ripped from the headlines. But for her, Small Great Things was different. It’s about racism, white privilege and the inherited inequities of America’s past and present. She says it was one of the hardest books to write. The Washington Post called it her most important. Writers on a New England Stage: Jodi Picoulthttp://nhpr.org/post/writers-new-england-stage-jodi-picoult-0
99522 as http://nhpr.orgWed, 26 Oct 2016 14:24:20 +0000Writers on a New England Stage: Jodi PicoultWord of MouthToday, NHPR and the Music Hall present Writers on a New England Stage with Stephen Breyer, recorded live at the Music Hall in Portsmouth. Breyer was appointed Associate Justice of the Supreme Court by President Clinton in 1994. He is now 78 and author of several books throughout his distinguished career. Some are academic, others displaying his unbridled enthusiasm for the democratic system and belief that it is the court’s job is to make government work for real people living today. Writers on a New England Stage: Justice Stephen Breyerhttp://nhpr.org/post/writers-new-england-stage-justice-stephen-breyer
98783 as http://nhpr.orgWed, 12 Oct 2016 16:47:41 +0000Writers on a New England Stage: Justice Stephen BreyerWord of MouthDaniel Silva was a journalist based in the Middle East before he published his first novel in 1996. That story, The Unlikely Spy hit the New York Times best-sellers list and introduced the world to Gabriel Allons -- a Mossad assassin turned art restorer. Now 16 novels into the series, Allons is known as "The Jewish James Bond" and has joined the pantheon of legendary fictional spies that includes George Smiley, Jack Ryan, and Jason Bourne. Writers on a New England Stage: Daniel Silvahttp://nhpr.org/post/writers-new-england-stage-daniel-silva
94526 as http://nhpr.orgMon, 01 Aug 2016 17:46:19 +0000Writers on a New England Stage: Daniel SilvaWord of MouthToday on Word of Mouth, a conversation with Judy Blume, recorded live at The Music Hall in Portsmouth for Writers on a New England Stage, a partnership between NHPR, and The Music Hall. Judy Blume was one of the first authors to write frankly about the confusing, and often humiliating transition from childhood to adolescence. Her best known books were published in the 1970s. Are You There God? It's Me Margaret, Deenie, Blubber, and Forever offered young readers plain language and shame-free stories about periods, bullying, sexual urges and, even “doing it”. Writers on a New England Stage: Judy Blumehttp://nhpr.org/post/writers-new-england-stage-judy-blume
94741 as http://nhpr.orgMon, 25 Jul 2016 17:38:00 +0000Writers on a New England Stage: Judy BlumeWord of MouthOn today's show, it's Writers on a New England Stage with Grace Helbig, recorded live at the Music Hall in Portsmouth. Helbig is everything you’d expect in an internet superstar: funny, extremely photogenic, self-deprecating, and little known to people over 30. Writers On A New England Stage: Grace Helbighttp://nhpr.org/post/writers-new-england-stage-grace-helbig
85996 as http://nhpr.orgThu, 16 Jun 2016 12:37:45 +0000Writers On A New England Stage: Grace HelbigWord of MouthToday on Word of Mouth it's Writers on a New England Stage with Alexander McCall Smith, recorded live at The Music Hall in Portsmouth. Best known as the author of The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, McCall Smith made his living for many years as an esteemed lawyer, medical law professor, and international authority on medical ethics and bioethics. Writers On A New England Stage: Alexander McCall Smithhttp://nhpr.org/post/writers-new-england-stage-alexander-mccall-smith
80467 as http://nhpr.orgWed, 15 Jun 2016 14:10:49 +0000Writers On A New England Stage: Alexander McCall SmithWord of MouthOn today's show, it's Writers on a New England Stage with Patti Smith, recorded live at the Music Hall in Portsmouth. A poet, musician, and photographer, Smith is often called “the godmother of punk”. She co-wrote the radio hit "Because the Night" with Bruce Springsteen, but soon afterward she stepped off stage to move to Detroit and raise her family. It was with the publication of Just Kids in 2010 that she transformed from downtown cult figure to National Book Award-winning writer. Writers On A New England Stage: Patti Smithhttp://nhpr.org/post/writers-new-england-stage-patti-smith
80160 as http://nhpr.orgTue, 14 Jun 2016 14:08:49 +0000Writers On A New England Stage: Patti SmithWord of MouthJoe Hill is the author of several short story collections, the Locke & Key comic book series, and best-selling novels The Heart-Shaped Box, NOS4A2, and Horns. He joined Virginia Prescott for a conversation for Writers on a New England Stage in Portsmouth on May 16, 2016. Writers on a New England Stage: Joe Hillhttp://nhpr.org/post/writers-new-england-stage-joe-hill
90967 as http://nhpr.orgWed, 25 May 2016 17:11:18 +0000Writers on a New England Stage: Joe HillWord of MouthAs a reporter and White House correspondent for CBS News, Lesley Stahl covered Watergate, the Iran hostage crisis and the Gulf War. Her investigative work for 60 minutes brought her from America's nuclear mission control centers to Guantanamo Bay. She's interviewed heads of state, traumatized soldiers, Iraqi rebels, teenage gospel stars, and deftly refereed pitched debates on Face the Nation. With a shelf full of Emmys, Murrow Awards and a few memorable scoops behind her, Lesley Stahl says becoming a grandmother is her best assignment yet. Writers On A New England Stage: Lesley Stahlhttp://nhpr.org/post/writers-new-england-stage-lesley-stahl
89025 as http://nhpr.orgThu, 19 May 2016 16:36:42 +0000Writers On A New England Stage: Lesley StahlMegan TanRecently, the author of The No.1 Ladies' Detective Agency series Alexander McCall Smith sat down with us in the Portsmouth Music Hall green room to talk about his writing process. The conversation is part of a series we call the 10-Minute Writer's Workshop. What's harder to write -- the first sentence or the last? I think the first sentence is harder and is immensely important, because in a lot of cases that’s the only sentence someone is going to read. And so you have to be very powerful in your first sentence. What is your process - sitting and then it comes to you, or it comes to you and then you sit? I think you just have to jump into it. I don’t sit there and plan it extensively. I sit down and it comes. I think a lot of writing involves getting in touch with one’s subconscious mind and I think the subconscious mind is often the source of fiction and therefore, many of the sentences that are going to appear in the book are there, made by the subconscious mind, and you have to10-Minute Writer's Workshop: Alexander McCall Smithhttp://nhpr.org/post/10-minute-writers-workshop-alexander-mccall-smith
80656 as http://nhpr.orgWed, 25 Nov 2015 15:28:10 +000010-Minute Writer's Workshop: Alexander McCall SmithRecently, the multi-talented poet/artist/rock legend Patti Smith joined us to discuss her latest memoir, M Train, for our program Writers on a New England Stage. Before the show, we sat down with Patti in the greenroom of the Music Hall to talk about her writing process. The conversation is part of a series we call the 10-Minute Writer's Workshop. What's harder to write - the first sentence or the last? I think that the first and the last sentence, for me, are not hard at all. They seem to come as a gift. The hardest part is the middle. The first line and the last line, which I find are so infinitely important, seem to come to me without a problem. It's really the wrestling with all the stuff in between. Any habits you'd encourage young writers to take up or avoid? I wouldn't presume to tell anybody anything, but I think having routine is really helpful. For me, I get up early, go to a cafe, or, if I don't have a cafe to go to, to my desk or somewhere, early in the morning... a coffee.10-Minute Writer's Workshop: Patti Smithhttp://nhpr.org/post/10-minute-writers-workshop-patti-smith
80221 as http://nhpr.orgTue, 17 Nov 2015 15:58:03 +000010-Minute Writer's Workshop: Patti SmithWord of MouthOn today's show it's Writers on a New England Stage with Stacy Schiff, recorded live at the Music Hall in Portsmouth. The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of biographies of Mrs. Vladimir Nabokov, Benjamin Franklin, and Cleopatra, is known for discovering the real overlaid by popular mythologies. Her most recent book takes on the enduring fictions of one of the most confounding and hysterical events in American history: the Salem Witch Trials of 1692. Writers On A New England Stage: Stacy Schiffhttp://nhpr.org/post/writers-new-england-stage-stacy-schiff
79724 as http://nhpr.orgMon, 09 Nov 2015 17:45:13 +0000Writers On A New England Stage: Stacy SchiffAs David McCullough says, "history in the hands of Stacy Schiff is invariably full of life, light, shadow, surprise, clarity of insight... Few writers combine as she does superb scholarship and an exceptional gift for language with amazing reach and agility of mind. " Schiff, a Pulitizer Prize-winning author and historian, joined us at The Music Hall in Portsmouth for our program Writers on a New England Stage, to talk about her newest book, The Witches: Salem, 1692. Shortly before taking the stage, Virginia spoke with Stacy Schiff in the green room about her writing process. It's a behind-the-scenes look at how a renowned author writes, and we call it "The 10-Minute Writers' Workshop." Listen to the workshop: Harder to write - the first sentence or the last?Definitely the first sentence. The first sentence goes through many drafts. The last sentence writes itself.On a certain squirrelly habit:Avoid your email, which is probably the single greatest sin in my workday. I can't write a10-Minute Writer's Workshop: Stacy Schiffhttp://nhpr.org/post/10-minute-writers-workshop-stacy-schiff
79597 as http://nhpr.orgFri, 06 Nov 2015 17:30:20 +000010-Minute Writer's Workshop: Stacy SchiffWord of MouthSalman Rushdie is a Booker-Award-winning novelist and the prolific author of a number of novels, non-fiction books, children’s books, story collections, and essays. He joined Virginia at the Music Hall in Portsmouth to talk about his latest novel, Two Years, Eight Months and Twenty-Eight Nights. It’s a fantasy, a fairy tale for grown-ups, and the book, as he told us at the Music Hall, “...may be his weirdest,” adding, “I’m no stranger to weird.” 10-Minute Writer's Workshop: Salman Rushdiehttp://nhpr.org/post/10-minute-writers-workshop-salman-rushdie
77946 as http://nhpr.orgFri, 09 Oct 2015 16:14:42 +000010-Minute Writer's Workshop: Salman RushdieWord of MouthOn today’s show, it’s Writers on a New England Stage with scientist turned novelist Diana Gabaldon, recorded live at The Music Hall in Portsmouth. Gabaldon is author of the phenomenally popular Outlander series – an addictive blend of historical fiction and fantasy based on the premise of time travel. Outlander plays with the past, overthrows traditional gender roles, and has inspired a cable television series that Buzzfeed called, “The Feminist Answer to ‘Game of Thrones.’ ” Her latest novel is the eighth in the Outlander series, Written in My Own Hearts Blood. Writers On A New England Stage: Diana Gabaldonhttp://nhpr.org/post/writers-new-england-stage-diana-gabaldon
71466 as http://nhpr.orgFri, 28 Aug 2015 14:30:18 +0000Writers On A New England Stage: Diana GabaldonWord of MouthToday on Word of Mouth, it’s Writers on a New England Stage with Tom Brokaw, recorded live at The Music Hall in Portsmouth. As a pillar of network news and the author of “The Greatest Generation” books, Brokaw is beloved as an eye-witness to world-shaping events and much more quiet heroics. When diagnosed with incurable cancer in 2013, Brokaw did not want the spotlight turned on him. Writers On A New England Stage: Tom Brokawhttp://nhpr.org/post/writers-new-england-stage-tom-brokaw
70573 as http://nhpr.orgThu, 27 Aug 2015 13:41:58 +0000Writers On A New England Stage: Tom BrokawWord of MouthOn today’s show, it’s Writers on a New England Stage with Sue Monk Kidd, recorded live at The Music Hall in Portsmouth. The author of The Secret Life of Bees explores the roots of American racism with The Invention of Wings, a novel about the unlikely alliance between a southern woman and a slave. Writers On A New England Stage: Sue Monk Kiddhttp://nhpr.org/post/writers-new-england-stage-sue-monk-kidd
68508 as http://nhpr.orgWed, 26 Aug 2015 13:34:14 +0000Writers On A New England Stage: Sue Monk KiddWord of MouthOn today’s show, a special presentation of Writers on a New England Stage with David Brooks, recorded live at The Music Hall in Portsmouth. The New York Times columnist, author, and commentator known as the “liberal’s favorite conservative”, Brooks climbed the ladder of America’s media elite by sparring with civility against left-leaning pundits on TV and NPR. Writers On A New England Stage: David Brooks On Finding Characterhttp://nhpr.org/post/writers-new-england-stage-david-brooks-finding-character
68971 as http://nhpr.orgTue, 25 Aug 2015 15:11:45 +0000Writers On A New England Stage: David Brooks On Finding CharacterWord of MouthNHPR and The Music Hall present Writers on a New England Stage with author Anne Rice who reinvented a genre when she published Interview with the Vampire nearly 40 years ago. Subsequent novels presented undead characters who experienced love, grief, and longing. Principal among them -- the elegant Lestat de Lioncourt, who re-emerges in Prince Lestat, Rice’s first Vampire Chronicles book in 11 years. In 30 best-selling books, Rice has covered erotica, werewolves, the life of Jesus Christ, and now, century-old vampires adapting to the digital age. Writers On A New England Stage: Anne Ricehttp://nhpr.org/post/writers-new-england-stage-anne-rice
60213 as http://nhpr.orgMon, 24 Aug 2015 17:31:20 +0000Writers On A New England Stage: Anne RiceWord of MouthNHPR and The Music Hall present Writers on a New England Stage with biologist, ecologist and two-time Pulitzer prize-winning author E.O. Wilson. Wilson has spent decades researching some of the biggest scientific riddles of our time - from the origins of human social behavior to saving disappearing species of plants and animals. He’s out with a bold new book that takes on nothing less than The Meaning Of Human Existence. He’ll discuss his ideas on where we came from, what we are and where we’re going.Writers On A New England Stage: E.O. Wilsonhttp://nhpr.org/post/writers-new-england-stage-eo-wilson
57983 as http://nhpr.orgThu, 06 Nov 2014 20:08:25 +0000Writers On A New England Stage: E.O. Wilson